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“Great story and lesson about what is important at work and working.”
Mike D wrote this review Sunday, November 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great leadership lessons!”
Kathy R wrote this review Saturday, October 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The book was a quick read, engaging and gave me excellent words of wisdom to being a fabulous manager! Worth the read.”
Jennifer W wrote this review Saturday, June 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“An average read, this one made some good points, but has limited apllicability in a professional services firm.”
Steve T wrote this review Monday, November 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Brilliant in its simplicity, exposition and forthrightness, management consultant and author Patrick Lencioni does a fantastic job of illustrating his theory on how to motivate employees and how managers can better lead their colleagues into building a better working culture.
jemps918 wrote this review Thursday, October 23 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Anonymity, irrelevance and 'immeasurability' are the three things that Lencioni says will make any job miserable, whether you're doing menial work at a fledgling pizzeria or a purportedly easy job as a pro athlete, model or CEO in a glamorous, high-powered career.
I read a rave review about this in the Nov 2007 issue of HBR and have been on the lookout for this tome ever since. It's a rare find in local bookstores (finally got one as a birthday gift; thanks Pop!), and is pretty pricey at P1,385 (no paperbacks out yet) but the inspiration you get from it is worth it.
As he is always too quick to admit, Lencioni's views aren't new or clever; but with the way we have complicated our lives working with others thus far, this tale of semi-retired CEO Brian Bailey, his spunky, supportive wife Leslie, and the motley crew of characters they meet along the way is sure to engage any reader.
This book is a quick n' easy read, never preachy and v. likeable in its honest exposition of both doubt and optimism. Lencioni proves that basic human kindness and concern in the form of effective servant leadership will always trump whatever spiffy new management theory may be in vogue. Buy it, read it, live it.
”“Every manager should read this book. Written as a fable, an easy-to-read story that shows the importance of management's role in keeping employees motivated, coming to work everyday, and enjoying their life at work. The title motivated me to buy this book, but the fable inspired me, and encouraged me to inspire others to read and heed this book. ”
Donna N wrote this review Saturday, October 25 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was an awesome book from cover to cover! Anybody who wants to own a business or who owns a business should read this book or have their employees read it. ”
b_word_poet wrote this review Sunday, August 10 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a MUST read for EVERY employer/manager and EVERY employee.”
Jill N wrote this review Thursday, July 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“We will be using the idea of irrelavance (or for our purpose relavance) for our monthly team meeting. We want our team to understand how the work they perform relates to the company strategic objectives and what one single person the impact the most.”
Betsy M wrote this review Saturday, May 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
